Each cassette consists of four parts: an outer casing, a push-on top, a push on bottom, and an inner, brass, film holder with felt strips on each end. These can be taken apart, but should only be done for cleaning purposes.
The easiest way to load the cassette is to push a strip of film into one cassette, rather than take the cassette apart and try to load it.
On the top of the cassette, a small piece of the brass film holder appears on the top. With your fingernail, slide this out from the cassette a couple of millimeters -- this separates the felt strips. Now, take a 20" strip of double-perforated film, and wearing clean, lint-free gloves, push the film into the cassette with the emulsion side down. Leave about three inches sticking out of the cassette.
If you are having trouble getting the film into the cassette, turn on the lights, take the cassette apart, check all parts for cleanliness, put it back togther and try a short test-strip in the light.
When it's time to load the camera, push the leader into an empty take-up spool. It's a good idea to mark the casettes in some manner so you will know which has unexposed film or exposed film.
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